Five Chairs and One Table (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

A wide ranging discussion on music today ranging from hip-hop and jazz to contemporary orchestral music. The event will close with a performance by Imani Winds.

Imani Winds and Daniel Bernard Roumain

Imani Winds and Daniel Bernard Roumain on the creation of Five Chairs and One Table

Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP

Major funding for Honor! A Celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy has been provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Alice Tully Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation's New York City Cultural Innovation Fund, Howard University, and the A. L. and Jennie L. Luria Foundation.

The opening performance of Honor! is sponsored by Bank of America.

Honor! is made possible, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Carnegie Hall commissions in the 2008-2009 season are made possible, in part, by a generous grant from the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.